Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-09
THE NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON May 30t, n 1887.

The past week has been a very livel
and interesting one in Washington
The National Drill has been the grea
event of course, and the programm
was so arranged that each day of tn
week had some important event of il
own, so that there was variety and in
terest all the time. To-day Decoration
Day is a legal holiday. The Depart
ments are closed, and the Government
employees are free.
Unusually elaborate memorial service
have been arranged to take place at Al
lington, Soldiers Home cemetery, tn
Congressional cemetery and at Genera
Logan's tomb, The soldiers who hav
participated in the National Drill will
join the Grand Army of the Republi
and the Army of the Potomac in pro
cessions of these places, and there will
be music and oratory and prayers anC
poetry of flowers.
The contests of the Drill are over, bu
the Encampment does not break VI
until this evening. The military
companies which went through thu
ordeal of the competitive drills, aftel
their duties were ended, gave them
selves up to fun, sightseeing and the
enjoyment of camp life. The soldier.
from Maine and New Hampshire think
it is pretty hot weather in Washington
and on some of the parades few o.
them were overcome by the heat eacl
day. But the lads from Texas and
Louisiana think it is very cold for May
and shiver and put on their Overcoats
Altogether the health of the camp has
been good, considering there are SO
many soldiers here from various eli
mates who have been subjected to
. changes of different kinds and to unus-
'ual exertion and fatigues5StHl the hos
pital has proved an indispensability OF
the camp and there has been constant
Demand for the services of the Red
Cross Society, wliicli has charge oft.
- When the Eainand wind amounting
almost to aGcyelone. struck the city of
tents on, three successiv6 afternoons,
making havoc with camp paraphernalia
of every kind and buffeting and drench-
ing the soldiers, the latter felt that they
were having a taste of the realities ofmil-
itary life on q war basis which they had
anticipated. The rain storms were
quite disastrous, too, to the finances of
of the Drill. Besides unroofing the
grand stand and causing other damages
while represented actual outlay, they
caused postponement ofthe pyrorama
performance on two evenings. depriv-
ing the Drill Committee of receipts
from that source, and they also cut out
a portion of each days programe, as for
o'clock P. M. which would have at
tracted many spectators. General Gree
ley visited headquarters shortly after
the first storm and in response to some
jocular reproaches about the weather
promised that it should be good for the
rest of the week.
The General of the Virginia Brigade
and the members of his staff expressed
themselves as much pleased with the
results of the encampment so far as
their men were concerned. They said
it had been a. camp of instruction to
them, many of whom needed such ex-
perience. The strictest military disci-
pline has been maintained and the
troops have been required to attend to
every camp duty with as much fidelity
as though they were actually in service
in the field. One of the officers also
said that the Ehcampment had been of
great benefit to many of the officers.
They were good drill officers in their
own armories but knew little of the
duties required Of them in the field
Some of the captains have had their
men up and In lineat five O'Clock in the
and no point has been neg
leeted to give them all the benefit Of
that camp affords. n
The chief interest of the drillnOwlies
in that which nobody has yet etfound out,
namely: how the various companies
ltand in the competitive drill, and
which will get the $4,000 prize. The an
1ouncement of the awards will be, made
by the judges at three o'clock this after
1oon at the drill grounds, with due cere-
mony, and until this formal presenta-
ion no one but the judges will know
who are the winners. General Sheri-
Ian selected the army officers who are
he judges of the drill and he will pre-
ent the prizes to the successful COM
)etitors. .
The famous Lomax Rifles of Mobile,
t was thought, would be dangerous
iyalg for first honfors, and Indeed they
we're a superb company of men and
lTllleu Huely. DuI luSy JIleIuSeiNeS w
lot expect very high place now, as
hey labored under some disadvantages.
Their captain, it is said, on account of
he illness and death of his wife has not
een able to drill his men of late, and
le accidentally omitted, a whole page
f the programme in the drill contest
which will injure their record. In the
ossip ofthe camp the priEes.lie some
Vhere between the Muscatine Rifles,
he two San Antonio companies, the
'oledo Cadets, Company ] of the 1st
Minnesota, and the Washington Light
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